A. Barkan

3.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
20 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

A. Barkan is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Geophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, A. Barkan has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 12 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics and 11 papers in Geophysics. Recurrent topics in A. Barkan's work include Dust and Plasma Wave Phenomena (14 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (12 papers) and Earthquake Detection and Analysis (11 papers). A. Barkan is often cited by papers focused on Dust and Plasma Wave Phenomena (14 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (12 papers) and Earthquake Detection and Analysis (11 papers). A. Barkan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and India. A. Barkan's co-authors include R. L. Merlino, N. D’Angelo, C. Thompson, Daniel M. Mittleman, Kanglin Wang, Giacomo Scalari, E. H. Linfield, A. G. Davies, Harvey E. Beere and D. A. Ritchie and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Applied Physics Letters and Optics Letters.

In The Last Decade

A. Barkan

19 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

Laboratory observation of the dust-acoustic wave mode 1995 2026 2005 2015 1995 1996 250 500 750 1000
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Laboratory observation of the dust-acoustic wave mode
    1995 1.2k citations A. Barkan, R. L. Merlino et al. Physics of Plasmas profile →
  2. Experiments on ion-acoustic waves in dusty plasmas
    1996 573 citations A. Barkan, N. D’Angelo et al. Planetary and Space Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
A. Barkan United States 13 3.0k 2.7k 2.1k 249 199 20 3.2k
Uwe Konopka Germany 27 2.7k 0.9× 2.1k 0.8× 1.4k 0.7× 333 1.3× 93 0.5× 64 2.9k
J. H. Chu Taiwan 7 1.6k 0.5× 1.2k 0.4× 1.0k 0.5× 145 0.6× 60 0.3× 13 1.7k
A. A. Samarian Australia 21 1.3k 0.4× 986 0.4× 560 0.3× 329 1.3× 57 0.3× 58 1.4k
B. P. Pandey Australia 20 829 0.3× 950 0.3× 393 0.2× 188 0.8× 68 0.3× 101 1.3k
W. Oohara Japan 11 819 0.3× 504 0.2× 226 0.1× 133 0.5× 157 0.8× 43 987
Th. Bornath Germany 19 1.4k 0.5× 347 0.1× 574 0.3× 92 0.4× 87 0.4× 78 1.7k
M. Marklund Sweden 23 1.3k 0.4× 649 0.2× 297 0.1× 121 0.5× 101 0.5× 66 1.5k
V. I. Berezhiani Georgia 21 1.4k 0.5× 744 0.3× 417 0.2× 71 0.3× 275 1.4× 66 1.6k
D. G. Yakovlev Russia 20 510 0.2× 1.9k 0.7× 854 0.4× 17 0.1× 30 0.2× 60 2.2k
S. Mahmood Pakistan 26 2.4k 0.8× 1.9k 0.7× 1.0k 0.5× 75 0.3× 495 2.5× 163 2.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by A. Barkan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of A. Barkan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of A. Barkan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of A. Barkan based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with A. Barkan. A. Barkan is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Merlino, R. L., et al.. (2018). Coulomb explosion and fission of charged dust clusters. AIP conference proceedings. 1923. 20021–20021. 6 indexed citations
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Barkan, A., Frank K. Tittel, Daniel M. Mittleman, et al.. (2004). Linewidth and tuning characteristics of terahertz quantum cascade lasers. Optics Letters. 29(6). 575–575. 94 indexed citations
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Wang, Kanglin, A. Barkan, & Daniel M. Mittleman. (2004). Near-field optical probe studied using terahertz pulses. 1. 328–329. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Kanglin, A. Barkan, & Daniel M. Mittleman. (2004). Propagation effects in apertureless near-field optical antennas. Applied Physics Letters. 84(2). 305–307. 43 indexed citations
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Barkan, A., Daniel M. Mittleman, Robert J. Dengler, Peter H. Siegel, & Jérôme Faist. (2003). Measurement of the linewidth of a terahertz quantum cascade laser. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics. 1 indexed citations
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Barkan, A., et al.. (2003). Sub-wavelength resolution using apertureless terahertz near-field microscopy. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics. 7 indexed citations
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Wang, Kanglin, et al.. (2003). Characterization of apparent superluminal effects in the focus of an axicon lens using terahertz time-domain spectroscopy. Optics Communications. 219(1-6). 289–294. 26 indexed citations
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Thompson, C., A. Barkan, R. L. Merlino, & N. D’Angelo. (1999). Video imaging of dust acoustic waves. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science. 27(1). 146–147. 41 indexed citations
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Barkan, A., N. D’Angelo, R. L. Merlino, & C. Thompson. (1998). Experiments on ion and dust acoustic waves. AIP conference proceedings. 97–100. 3 indexed citations
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Merlino, R. L., A. Barkan, C. Thompson, & N. D’Angelo. (1998). Laboratory studies of waves and instabilities in dusty plasmas. Physics of Plasmas. 5(5). 1607–1614. 468 indexed citations
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Thompson, C., A. Barkan, N. D’Angelo, & R. L. Merlino. (1997). Dust acoustic waves in a direct current glow discharge. Physics of Plasmas. 4(7). 2331–2335. 231 indexed citations
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Merlino, R. L., A. Barkan, C. Thompson, & N. D’Angelo. (1997). Experiments on waves and instabilities in dusty plasmas. Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 39(5A). A421–A429. 45 indexed citations
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Barkan, A., N. D’Angelo, & R. L. Merlino. (1996). Potential Relaxation Instability and Ion Acoustic Waves in a Dusty Plasma. APS Division of Plasma Physics Meeting Abstracts.
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Barkan, A., N. D’Angelo, & R. L. Merlino. (1996). Experiments on ion-acoustic waves in dusty plasmas. Planetary and Space Science. 44(3). 239–242. 573 indexed citations breakdown →
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Barkan, A., N. D’Angelo, & R. L. Merlino. (1996). Potential relaxation instability and ion acoustic waves in a single-ended Q-machine dusty plasma. Physics Letters A. 222(5). 329–332. 18 indexed citations
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Barkan, A., R. L. Merlino, & N. D’Angelo. (1995). Laboratory observation of the dust-acoustic wave mode. Physics of Plasmas. 2(10). 3563–3565. 1172 indexed citations breakdown →
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Barkan, A. & R. L. Merlino. (1995). Confinement of dust particles in a double layer. Physics of Plasmas. 2(9). 3261–3265. 71 indexed citations
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Barkan, A., N. D’Angelo, & R. L. Merlino. (1995). Laboratory experiments on electrostatic ion cyclotron waves in a dusty plasma. Planetary and Space Science. 43(7). 905–908. 69 indexed citations
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Merlino, R. L., A. Barkan, N. D’Angelo, Wenjun Xu, & Bin Song. (1995). Laboratory experiments in dusty plasmas. AIP conference proceedings. 345. 295–302. 7 indexed citations
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Barkan, A., N. D’Angelo, & R. L. Merlino. (1994). Charging of Dust Grains in a Plasma. Physical Review Letters. 73(23). 3093–3096. 277 indexed citations

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